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Lobster Spaghetti with Chili Breadcrumbs

June 6, 2023

I recently had a very bad stomach virus, except hours before I knew I had a stomach virus I bought $70 worth of lobster meat with the intention of making lobster rolls for a humble wholesome Sunday dinner. Instead, I spent the night with my head in the toilet barely able to keep water now.

Naturally I called my mother in a panic, not bc of my mysterious illness but because I didn’t want all this lobster to go to waste. I asked her if I could freeze the cooked lobster meat (bc to me that just feels like a crime) and she said yes, but advised against using it for lobster rolls because the freezing and defrosting can affect the texture. She suggested using it in a pasta dish to conceal the loss of tenderness and freshness from the freezer. 

Fast forward a few weeks later, my stomach is healed, for the most part, and I unintentionally whipped up what turned out to be potentially the best pasta dish I’ve ever made.   Honestly not shocking considering you could cook an old shoe in olive oil, butter, shallots, garlic Calabrian chiles, white wine, tomatoes, and herbs and I would still eat it.

But yeah if you find yourself this summer with a stomach virus and fresh lobster meat for lobster rolls, here is your sign to freeze the lobster meat and make this pasta instead!!!!

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Lobster Spaghetti with Chili Breadcrumbs

Total Time:30 min
yields:4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-2 lb cooked lobster meat (adjust according to your budget)
  • 1/4 cup fresh tarragon
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped shallot
  • 1 tbsp finely grated garlic
  • 1 carton of cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 12oz of dried spaghetti (3/4 a box)
  • 2 tbsps of olive oil
  • 1 stick of unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp+ more chopped Calabrian chilis
  • 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 lemon, zested

Instructions

  1. First, make the toasted breadcrumb topping. Heat 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add 1 tsp of Calabrian chilis. Mix to combine, then add your panko breadcrumbs. Toss the panko until it's evenly coated and toast for 3-5 minutes while mixing until golden brown. Season with salt and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of water too a boil, season with salt. Add the pasta to the boiling salted water and cook 2 minutes shy of al dente. While its cooking, prepare the sauce.
  3. In a large pan on medium heat, combine 1 tbsp of olive oil and 3 tbsp of butter. Add your shallots, grated garlic, and Calabrian chilis and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the halved cherry tomatoes and a pinch of salt and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the wine and reduce by half. Add the cooked lobster meat and a splash of pasta water. Toss to combine.
  4. Transfer the cooked pasta directly into the pan with the lobster, along with the rest of the butter and a few splashes of pasta water. Toss to coat the pasta in the sauce, adding more pasta water as needed. Add the fresh herbs and zest of 1 lemon and toss to incorporate.
  5. Plate your lobster pasta and top with toasted bread crumbs and more tarragon.

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I made this for dinner tonight! I used crab instead of lobster (I didn’t have lobster). This was totally outrageous !!! Outstanding recipe. So light and delicious! My niece made this and I tried it and I was totally hooked!!

Hi I love your website and I really want to make your lobster spaghetti with Chilli breadcrumbs, but I am Muslim and we can’t have alcohol. So I was wondering if you could give me an alternative for the white wine, please and thank you!!

Feel free to omit the wine and season with a squeeze of lemon juice at the end!

I made this with scallops instead of lobster and used bucatini pasta. SO good and so much flavor!! Hubs thought I was trying to get him to propose all over again. Thanks for the ‘accidental’ recipe!

What a fab, fresh, and light summer pasta. For budget (and laziness) reasons I used 1lb of 16-20 shrimp marinated in lemon zest, Calabrian chile, and olive oil before cooking off separately. Added into the finished pasta and it was BOMB. 10/10 will be making again.

I made this last night and it was excellent!! I subbed out the cherry tomatoes for sundried tomatoes to add a sweeter component that paired well with the Calabrian chilis. 10/10 would recommend.

I made this recipe for my husband’s birthday dinner yesterday and it was a hit! Very easy to make and absolutely delicious. Will definitely be making this dish again.